The Rosario Morales Papers contain correspondence, writings (manuscripts, drafts, journals,
free writing, publications), conference files, memorabilia, and awards that document her personal
and professional life as an author, poet, feminist, and activist. The materials in this collection
primarily date back to the 1980s and 1990s, and are especially reflective of Rosario Morales'
processes as a writer. Writings included here are primarily autobiographical, focusing on her
identity as a Puerto Rican feminist. Morales' writings often underscore the importance of
intersectionality in the feminist movement. Other topics covered include communism/Marxism, writing
and publishing processes, Cuba and the Cuban blockade, and feminist theory. Of note is
correspondence with Gloria Anzaldua and Cherrie Moraga, the editors of the 1981 anthology This
Bridge Called My Back, including notes on public readings and publicity for the groundbreaking book
by and about women of color. The papers also include some materials of her daughter, writer Aurora
Levins Morales.

[NOTE: The contents list for this collection is not online. Contact the Sophia Smith
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